How about speeds? I've read that speed suffers with range extenders.
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I have enjoyed this device and since most of our usage is just casual usage I can't tell any difference in speed. I mostly got it because my iPhone 5 didn't receive a wifi signal throughout my house whereas my laptop and kindle fire did. This has solved my problem and I get a stronger signal with all the devices. I'm happy with it!
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If you have a good router, and connect this to extend the range, the speed not as fast as you would have if connected to router itself, but the speed is not slow, I say it's a moderate speed. ... It's a workable speed of connection.
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I'd get a better Router :)Seriously, place it in the same room you're using (if possible), as range decreases with every layer of material it has to pass through (flooring, ceiling, walls, etc.).This is a basic router, and if you really don't want to stare at your router on a daily basis, you can try putting it in a room adjacent to the main area you normally use. Hiding it in the basement when you're usually upstairs will likely result in you dropping your connection more frequently.Good luck in optimizing your location!Gordon
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A number of them will work. I purchased the following Net Gear: NETGEAR AC750 Dual Band Gigabit Wi-Fi Range Extender (EX6100) . I was able to make it work pretty easily. I was able to push the signal farther out of the house (to the backyard) and increase the speed in the family room.
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I'm not sure it would help you much. Range extenders must get a good signal from a wireless router to work properly. If they receive a good signal from the router they rebroadcast it and thereby extend the range.
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I just had this router installed by my ISP. I'm very impressed with it so far. I have a 2 acre lot around my 3700 square foot house. It covers the first acre of it at 2.4Ghz and covers the entire house at 5Ghz but doesn't go very far outside. Of course limited range is one of the things about 5G.
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I believe that you can but be careful how you configure it. Every time you jump through an extender it introduces some latency. After a few jumps you might be very disappointed in the performance.
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I've been using it for over a year with few problems. However, I don't have a great mounting location, so the signal degrades after about 30' through walls, books, wires, etc. I tried the new Cisco E4200 and the performance is worse. I discovered that the stronger signal gives the greatest bandwidth. I assume that weaker signals have more dropout and therefore are slower. I tried using it with the DAP-1360, but the extender was in a bad location and the speed was slow. I have 20M dn/4M up cable modem, works great closer to my office, but speeds slow down in the family room: 3-10M up/0.5-3M up. Bottom line: since the speed in family room is better wine: since the speed in family room is better with DIR-655 than E4200, I assume the 655 has bett
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I have Verizon Quantum router. If you connect using Ethernet it will drop your range signal on anything that is wireless. It does work but we have a lot of laptops and tablets.
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If you can locate the range extender at the extreme end of your modem range and use only a single band (2.5ghz) it may just work. In my application my modem goes through 2 walls about 20 ft from the extender and my wifi devices are about 25ft further. Hope that helps.
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I can't fully answer as the area I tried it in had no signal that the Booster could detect and therefore I could not use it. As I had high-speed Internet, I ended up with a Samsung Range Extender from Verizon that works great.
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Hi there! Yes you can use multiple extenders for increased range - their main source of wireless connection would need to be the same.
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If you get 30Mbps to your wireless router, you will get approximately half that using the range extender. In my case, the half speed through the extender is rarely noticeable (only when playing some games).
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The specific range is not stated in the owner's manual, but a You Tube video contained speed test results at 25, 50, and 75 feet. The owner of the router determined that speed dropped off at 75 feet, which in his case was outdoors and through several walls of the house. There are separate range extenders available for ranges up to 10,000 feet, but the prices are fairly high, (almost $400.). My person experience with the Belkin N150 router is that it works perfectly throughout my 3-story house and in my back yard. Hope this was helpful.
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technically it's not a range extender. and to add i was disappointed in it's reliability to stay connected to my Hawking Range extender...better choices out there.
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I would look into getting a power over Ethernet setup, these wireless range extenders don't work very well
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I had a similar problem with poor signal strength in the front part of my house. The ZyXel 300 looked like a good solution. My son, an IT guy installed and configured it. It worked great for a few days. It still works, but has to be rebooted frequently, and has had to be reconfigured several times. I can't say that I would recommend it.
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NO.!! Suggest spending more $$ and purchase Linksys AC1200 MAX WIFI Range Extender.